McGirt v. Oklahoma, Land Sovereignty, and the Westphalian State

• In Event: Courts and States: Moving Law Across Jurisdictions

Brief Overview

This study uses the holding in McGirt v. Oklahoma (591 U.S. 2020), that much of eastern Oklahoma remains “Indian country” today, to explore issues of judicial originalism, land sovereignty thinking, and the Westphalian state.

Author

• Pamela A. Mason, John Carroll University